Sweet Peas - Their History, Development & Culture

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Get this from a library. Sweet peas: their history, development, culture. [Charles W J Unwin]. Additional Physical Format: Online version: Unwin, Charles W.J. Sweet peas. New York, D. Appleton and Co., (OCoLC) Document Type: Book. An inspiring and comprehensive guide, The Sweet Pea Book is for anyone interested in growing these most exquisite of fragrant flowers and using them in the garden.

It covers the colorful history of the sweet pea, provides detailed practical advice on seed raising and cultivation, offers ideas for using the plants effectively in the garden, and discusses dwarf sweet peas for small /5(11).

Sweet Peas - Their History, Development & CultureOriginally published inthis book is a detailed look at art and practice of raising and cultivating Sweet Peas. The book contains an exhaustive examination of every aspect of Sweet pea cultur, and is still of great practical use to today's : Chas W J Unwin.

The sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family Fabaceae (), native to Sicily, Cyprus, southern Italy and the Aegean Islands.

It is an annual climbing plant, growing to a height of 1–2 metres (3 ft 3 in–6 ft 7 in), where suitable support is available. The leaves are pinnate with two leaflets and a terminal tendril, which twines around Family: Fabaceae.

History of Sweet Peas Sweet pea history has been traced to southern Italy and Sicily, where the plant grew wild. The sweet aroma and simple but beautiful blooms apparently delighted a Sicilian monk so much that he sent seeds to plant collectors and botanical institutions around the world, including a number of English : Mary H.

Dyer. Sweet Peas: Their History, Development and Culture. Cambridge: Heffer. Cambridge: Heffer. The author is indebted to Roger Parsons, holder of the National Sweet Pea Society’s archives, for checking the facts in this article; and to David Lemon of Ecke/Oglevee Ranch in Lompoc and Keith Hammett for their invaluable advice, help, and guidance in.

Twelve Of The Best Modern Sweet Peas. I do not intend to trouble my readers with a long account of the history of the Sweet Pea. A few salient facts must suffice. It is generally agreed that the home of Lathyrus odoratus, the wild Sweet Pea, is.

The three gave a name to their little project, naming it Project Sweet Peas. All children are such sweet peas during their stays, and often resemble little peas in a pod in their beds. Project Sweet Peas slowly grew to a nationwide network of parents who started their own projects to honor and memorialize their own Sweet Peas.

It was there that I stumbled across an intriguing book titled "Sweet Peas Their History, Development, Culture". The book was authored by Charles W.J.

Unwin. If the name Unwin rings a bell of familiarity it is because Mr. Unwin's father William founded the British seed company Unwins in Author: Chronica Domus. A Book About Sweet Peas: A Descriptive and Practical Treatise on the Most Charming of All Annual Flowers Giving History, Culture, Uses and Varieties (Classic Reprint) Paperback – J by Walter P.

Wright (Author)Author: Walter P. Wright. - W P Wright - A Book About Sweet Peas; Stevenson - The Modern Cultue of Sweet Peas; - Fraser - Sweet Peas: How to Grow the Perfect Flower; Quarrell - The Australian Sweet Pea Annual; - Unwin - Sweet Peas; their History, Development, Culture; Lambert & Thomas Sweet Peas for Amateurs;.

Project Sweet Peas is a (c)3 national non-profit organization coordinated by volunteers, who through personal experience have become passionate about providing support to families of premature or sick infants and to those who have been affected by pregnancy and infant loss.

H J Wright - Sweet Peas; - Fraser - Sweet Peas: How to Grow the Perfect Flower; Dick - Sweet Peas for Profit; Quarrell - The Australian Sweet Pea Annual; - Unwin - Sweet Peas; their History, Development, Culture; Lambert & Thomas Sweet Peas for Amateurs; - Baker The Rose & the. An inspiring and comprehensive guide, The Sweet Pea Book is for anyone interested in growing these most exquisite of fragrant flowers and using them in the garden.

It covers the colorful history of the sweet pea, provides detailed practical advice on seed raising and cultivation, offers ideas for using the plants effectively in the garden, and discusses dwarf sweet peas for small 4/5(1).

"[This] book is the most current and definitive book on sweet peas to date." —Jeneen Wiche, Shelbyville Sentinel-News, Febru Shelbyville Sentinel-News "For complete immersion in the allure of the sweet pea, check out The Sweet Pea Book." —Kathy Renwald, Toronto Star, Janu Toronto StarPages: Full text of "A book about sweet peas; a descriptive and practical treatise on the most charming of all annual flowers giving history, culture, uses and varieties" See other formats.

CORVALLIS - Ever since Keats described sweet peas, with their "taper fingers catching at all things, o bind them all about with tiny rings," the English have been mad for the tendrilled vines. Sweet peas are a classic flower in English gardens since they were introduced in the 17th century from southern Italy.

An inspiring and comprehensive guide, The Sweet Pea Book is for anyone interested in growing these most exquisite of fragrant flowers and using them in the garden. It covers the colorful history of the sweet pea, provides detailed practical advice on seed raising and cultivation, offers ideas for using the plants effectively in the garden, and discusses dwarf /5.

The English are crazy about sweet peas, their “poor man’s orchids.” Long before our Bozeman Sweet Pea Festival was a seed in our pea-pickin’ brains, a London sweet pea contest boasted o entries.

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Cloying cinnamonic caressing scent of sweet-peas Wafting across the moss green expanse of gambolling meadows Bamboo grasses reaching for the moon on wings of silver Four leafed clover sinking furtively into the purple heather.

Sweet peas clutching and clinging.